Welcome to the City of Lodi New Employee Orientation

City of Lodi Orientation Deferred Compensation Chiropractic Insurance Flex Spending Plans City Employees Association Life Insurance City of Lodi Policies Promotional Opportunities Employee Assistance Program About the City City Departments Employee Bargaining Units Vacation Leave Holiday Leave Sick Leave PERS Retirement Medical Insurance Plans Dental Insurance Vision Insurance

About the City Population of 65,000 “Zinfandel Capital of the World” 70 wineries/40 tasting rooms Strives to protect its historical, small-town charm About 440 full-time employees Elected City Council, who appoints the Mayor

City Departments Administration Human Resources Information Systems Finance/Budget Hutchins Street Square Community Development Parks & Recreation Electric Utility Public Works Fire Library Police

Employee Bargaining Units Firefighters Fire Mid-Management IBEW Dispatchers General Services Police Officers Police Mid-Management Maintenance & Operators Mid-Management Executive Management Confidential (unrepresented)

Vacation Time Generally, employees receive 10 days of vacation for their first 5 years After 5 years, vacation time increases based on the appropriate union contract The maximum accrual for vacation leave is 2 times your annual accrual rate

Holiday Leave Most employees observe 9.5 days of fixed holidays each year Most employees also receive 4 days (32 hours) of floating holiday time Refer to appropriate union contract for actual days & hours

Sick Leave Generally, employees receive 3.70 hours of sick leave each pay period for a total of 96.20 hours or 12 days per year The exceptions to the above would be Police, Fire & Dispatch (safety) personnel. Refer to your union contract for the amount you earn

PERS Retirement PERS retirement contributions for employee and employer are paid by the City of Lodi Non-safety employees have a retirement formula of 2% at 55 Safety employees have a retirement formula of 3% at 50

Medical Insurance Plans Kaiser Blue Shield Access + Blue Shield Net Value PERS Choice PERS Select No cost for employee only medical Employee contribution for employee + 1 dependent is $80/month Employee contribution for 2 or more dependents is $104/month

Dental Insurance Annual maximum benefit is $1,000 per person Deductible is $25 per person Cleanings are covered in full; limited to 2 cleanings per calendar year Employee contributions to plan vary from $0.00 to $22.44 per month for dependent coverage based on the union contract No cost for employee only dental

Vision Care Vision insurance covered through Vision Service Plan (VSP) Every 12 months, exam & lenses covered in full w/$25 co-pay Frames covered every 24 months, up to $120 Contact lens care covered every 12 months No employee contribution for any type of coverage

457 Plans - Deferred Compensation Nationwide Retirement ICMA Retirement Hartford Life Insurance Employees who choose to contribute to a plan will receive up to a 3% match Employees who decline medical insurance will receive $71.15 each pay period into the plan they choose

Chiropractic Insurance Co-pays are $10 per visit Employees are allowed up to 40 visits per year No employee contribution for any type of coverage

Flex Spending Flex spending allows employees to have their contribution to medical and dental plans deducted pre-tax Employees may elect to have pre-tax deductions for un-reimbursed medical expenses up to a maximum of $3,000/year Employees may elect to have pre-tax deductions for dependent care expenses up to a maximum of $5,000/yr

Lodi City Employees Association Social organization funded by employees; no cost to the City of Lodi Great opportunity to get to know other employees and their families Dues are $60 per year (payroll deduction of $2.50/pp) Annual employee recognition dinner/dance Summer picnic at Micke Grove Park Family night at Stockton Ports Tahoe dinner cruise and much, much more…….

Life Insurance Employee life insurance coverage depends on the applicable union group Coverage varies from AD&D only to $10,000 to 2 times the employee’s annual salary Refer to your union contract for specific amounts

City of Lodi Policies Working for a city means you must be aware of and report any conflicts of interest Outside employment allowed if it doesn’t conflict or interfere with employees’ duties Sexual harassment is not tolerated in any manner Probation period is 12 months Employees paid every other Thursday (for direct deposit)

Promotional Opportunities Keep on-line application current and up to date Will be notified via email on application status Complete an on-line interest card for those positions that interest you Review job descriptions to gauge interest in other positions Will be notified via email when these positions become available

Employee Assistance Program Provided by UNUM Provident Employees can receive confidential assistance with issues ranging from childcare referrals to financial planning to stress management Travel assistance provided to help employees with medical needs and prescriptions if out of coverage area